Legal Counsel at Oikocredit

About the job

• The Legal Counsel is part of the Legal & Compliance team, which is part of the Finance & Risk Unit, and reports directly to the Senior Legal Counsel Africa & Asia. This unit is responsible for providing excellent legal and compliance services and support to Oikocredit including all regional offices, branches and subsidiaries while at the same time being critical in monitoring the Legal, Regulatory and Compliance risks.
• The Legal Counsel- EA will be based in Nairobi, Kenya, our Africa regional office.

Main responsibilities

As the legal counsel, you will be responsible for: -

• Analyzing, developing, maintaining and ensuring compliance with policies, procedures and guidelines for own discipline while considering the business needs.
• Selecting, structuring, combining and interpreting external and internal data, information and developments.
• Acting as functional expert or liaison with managers, advise and support them concerning relevant matters relating to own discipline, including the effective application of policies, procedure and / or guidelines.
• Contributing to the implementation of processes relating to own discipline within Oikocredit and carry out the work within the assigned work field.
• Providing insights at request or at own initiative regarding quantitative and qualitative developments by means of periodical and ad hoc reports and / or analyses.
• Building and maintaining a network of relevant (internal and external) stakeholders.
• Collaborating and cooperating across multiple departments in projects, knowledge sharing and process optimization.

Education, skills and experience

It is essential that you have:- 

• Masters’ Degree in the field of law, preferably with a specialization in corporate, financial or civil/ commercial law
• 3-5 years of relevant work experience- legal knowledge in commercial transactions is key
• Excellent written and verbal command English
• Regional professional experience
• Ability to work independently and with great sense of responsibility

Desirable

• Work experience in a financial institution or a law firm working with banking, finance, corporate or tax related practice.
• Working knowledge or exposure to equity, renewable energy transactions.
• Good written and verbal command of French

Competencies

• Initiative, client and service orientation, result orientation, cooperation, building and maintaining networks and relations, verbal communication and presentation, written communication.